Frank Capra

My advice to young film-makers is this: don't follow trends, start them!

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.

Compassion is a two way street.

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.

Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.

Don't follow trends, start trends.

Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed.

If you want to send a message, try Western Union.